Comment by Aerroon
4 days ago
The problem is the VRAM segmentation.
A GTX 1080 came out in the first half of 2016. It had 8 GB of VRAM and cost $599 with a TDP of 180W.
A GTX 1080 Ti came out in 2017 and had 11 GB of VRAM at $799.
In 2025 you can get the RTX 5070 with 12 GB of VRAM. They say the price is $549, but good luck finding them at that price.
And the thing with VRAM is that if you run out of it then performance drops off a cliff. Nothing can make up for it without getting a higher VRAM model.
> "They say the price is $549, but good luck finding them at that price."
I did one Google search for "rtx 5070 newegg usa" and they have MSI Ventus GeForce RTX 5070 12G down from $559 to $499 for Black Friday, and ASUS Prime RTX 5070 12GB for $543.
https://www.newegg.com/msi-geforce-rtx-5070-12g-ventus-2x-oc...
https://www.newegg.com/asus-prime-rtx5070-12g-geforce-rtx-50...
That's great if you live in the USA or another giant rich country. Not so much when you don't.